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  • Welcoming the Other

    Student, Stranger, and Divine

    by James F. Lea, Dr. Andrea Conque, David D. Corey, N. Susan Laehn, Thomas R. Laehn, John Randolph LeBlanc, W. King Mott, Peter A. Petrakis0, William P. Schulz1, William Paul Simmons2, Drew Kennedy Thompson3 ...
    Series series Political Theory for Today
    The modern turn in political philosophy established the ontological primacy of the ego, reducing the community to a mere assemblage of individuals, and led to the repudiation of natural duties in favor of inherent individual rights. The modern project culminated in the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, whose emphasis on radical individuation left human beings both liberated and exiled. Individuals were ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Inside the Carnival

    Unmasking Louisiana Politics

    by Wayne Parent ...
    With both an entertainer’s eye and a social scientist’s rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana’s politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state’s well-known unique history. He resists resorting to vague hand-waving about “exoticism,” while at the same time he brings to life the juicy stories that illustrate his points. Pa rent’s main theme is that ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Inside the Carnival

    Unmasking Louisiana Politics

    by Wayne Parent ...
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    $16.99 USD

  • Political Communication

    The Manship School Guide

    by Robert Mann, Monica Ancu, Robert H. Binstock, Charlie Cook, Louis Day, Thomas Edmonds, Malcom P. Ehrhardt, William B. Fletcher, John Franzen0, Ronald Garay1, Kirby Goidel2, Paul Harang3, Bud Jackson4, Lynda L. Kaid5, Katie Knobloch6, David D. Kurpius7, Lisa Lundy8, Melissa Michelson9, Trevor Parry-Giles0, Sean Reilly1, David Schultz2, Dane Strother3, Gerry Tyson4, Darrell West5, Michael Xenos6, Wayne Parent7 ...
    Series series Media and Public Affairs
    A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter, contributors discuss technological changes in the context of studies and techniques that ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Louisiana Field Guide

    Understanding Life in the Pelican State

    by Kent Mathewson, Alecia P. Long, Alex V. Cook, J. Michael Desmond, David Harlan, Raynie Harlan, Joyce Jackson, Michael Pasquier, Aaron Emmitte, Thomas Klingler, Sylvie DuBois, Karen Williams, Zachary Godshall, Anthony Lewis, Barry Cowan ...
    In Louisiana, every bite of food and each turn of phrase is an expression of cultural literacy. Correctly pronouncing "Tchoupitoulas" or "Atchafalaya," knowing the difference between the first Governor Long and the second one, being able to spot the artwork of Caroline Durieux, and honoring the distinction between a Creole and a Cajun roux serve not just as markers of familiarity; they represent ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Louisiana Legacies

    Readings in the History of the Pelican State

    by Janet Allured, Michael S. Martin ...
    Showcasing the colorful, even raucous, political, social, and unique cultural qualities of Louisiana history, this new collection of essays features the finest and latest scholarship.Includes readings featuring recent scholarship that expand on traditional historical accountsIncludes material on every region of LouisianaCovers a wide range of fields, including social, environmental, and economic ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

  • White Rage

    The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

    by Carol Anderson ...
    National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • South to America

    A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

    by Imani Perry ...
    WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel WilkersonAn essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed

    How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible

    by Charles E Cobb Jr. ...
    Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. at the peak of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. "Just for self defense," King assured him. It was not the only weapon King kept for such a purpose; one of his advisors remembered the reverend's Montgomery, Alabama home as "an arsenal."Like King, many ostensibly "nonviolent" civil rights activists embraced ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Potlikker Papers

    A Food History of the Modern South

    by John T. Edge ...
    **“The one food book you must read this year."*—Southern LivingOne of Christopher Kimball’s Six Favorite Books About Food*A people’s history that reveals how Southerners shaped American culinary identity and how race relations impacted Southern food culture over six revolutionary decades**Like great provincial dishes around the world, potlikker is a salvage food. During the antebellum era, slave ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Give Us the Ballot

    The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

    by Ari Berman ...
    A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, NonfictionA New York Times Notable Book of 2015A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2015A Boston Globe Best Book of 2015A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2015An NPR Best Book of 2015Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been pai... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Finding Florida

    The True History of the Sunshine State

    by T. D. Allman ...
    A National Book Award Nominee and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year.Over the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, “God’s waiting room,” and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it’s home to nineteen million. The site of ... Read more

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